Nearby Communities in the 1890s
We largely built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. Over time, we will continue to add communities that we find during our research.
If it applies, we indicate whether a community no longer exists and is now historic.<1>
While we didn't find Burtons in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Burtons. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Burtons listed first.
- Elizabeth Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Elizabeth Park is located in Norfolk City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabeth Park
- Brambleton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Brambleton is located in Norfolk City
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- Kempsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Kempsville is located in Virginia Beach City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kempsville
- Norfolk
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Thalia
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Thalia is located in Virginia Beach City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thalia
- Ocean View
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Ocean View is located in Norfolk City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean View
- Berkley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Berkley is located in Norfolk City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkley
- Lamberts Point
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Lamberts Point is located in Norfolk City
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- Lynnhaven
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lynnhaven is located in Virginia Beach City
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- Mapleton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Mapleton is located in Virginia Beach City
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- London Bridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- London Bridge is located in Virginia Beach City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for London Bridge
- Virginia Beach
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Phoebus
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Nimmo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hampton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Pungo
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Deanes
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Deanes is located in Suffolk City
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- Shoulders Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Driver
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Morrison
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Morrison is located in Newport News City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrison
- Carrollton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Magnolia
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Magnolia is located in Suffolk City
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- Creeds
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Creeds is located in Virginia Beach City
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- Newport News
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Rescue
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Chuckatuck
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Burtons, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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